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A Thai Tale: The story of Lady Mook and Lady Chan
When I was visiting Thailand, we kept passing a statue to and from sightseeing in Phuket that immediately peaked my interest. It was two women, both stern-faced with their swords raised, holding hands and looking off into the distance. There are always flowers adorning the base and small offerings are often left to honor these two women. I became curious about the pair after seeing them after a few days of driving on the island and finally into our second week I decided to ask our driver if he knew of their significance. “It’s a wonderful story of courage and friendship that has become a symbol of the people of…
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Snapshot Sunday: Thai Sunsets
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A Day in Old Phuket Town
Old Phuket Town Old Phuket Town has it is an intoxicating mix of cultural influences that will keep you lingering, envisioning when the streets were full of Arab, Malay and European traders coming into town to barter for local tin and rubber.  The tin trade brought in the Chinese immigrants who heavily influenced the classical European architecture and coupled together it creates the Sino-Colonial (Sino-Portuguese) surroundings that brings you back to old days in Siam. Sino-Portuguese Architecture Sino-Portuguese?  It’s that old world style architecture that you’ve always loved but didn’t know about.  The buildings exude a life of their own, their worn exteriors have years of stories and smog built…
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Island Life
This is my second trip to Thailand so this time around I decided to go be a beach bum for a bit and do some island hopping before heading up north to Chiang Mai, taking in the easy, breezy island attitude. Koh v Ko As an American I think the Thai language sounds beautiful but trying to speak it myself is a whole other story. Â I sound like I’m choking on Pad Thai while native speakers seem to sing their way through their sentences. Â The Thai language, like Chinese is tonal, so it is how you say the word that matters making the Koh versus Ko debacle almost a non-issue…
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Phuket, It’s Valentine’s Day
So after 3 flights and 30 hours of travel I made it to Thailand. The long journey is completely worth it. The people are quiet and friendly, the beaches are serine and beautiful, and the food is exotic and delicious. If my first few days here were any indication of how the rest of my trip turns out, this will make for an amazing journey. I barely had any time in Bangkok and in a blink I was back on a flight again and headed south to Phuket. Phuket is an island located in southwest, resting in the Andaman Sea it boasts some of the most spectacular beaches. Snorkeling and…